Industrial production down 4% year-on-year says ISTAT

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 8 - The seasonally adjusted industrial production index went down 0.4% in September compared to August while on an annual basis the calendar-adjusted index decreased by 4%, ISTAT said on Friday. Meanwhile, after registering a drop in August, retail sales grew in September both in value and in volume, up 1.2%.
    The sale of food products increased in value (+1,7%) and in volume (+1,5%) as well as sales of non-food product (+0,9% in value and +1,1% in volume).
    On a tendential basis, retail sales increased by 0.7% in value and 0.3% in volume.
    Sales of food products grew by 0.6% in value and dropped by 0.6% in volume, while those of non-food products increased both in value and volume (respectively +0.7% and +0.9%). (ANSA).